What is CVE-2021-1447?

CVE-2021-1447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-1447?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma)

CVE-2021-1447

A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a p…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma) — versions n/a
Cisco Content_security_management_appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1447?: CVE-2021-1447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (Sma), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-1447?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.